What color is #BEBDB4?

#BEBDB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEBDB4?

The RGB value is 190, 189, 180: 190 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEBDB4?

The complementary color is #B4B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEBDB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEBDB4 color

#BEBDB4 rgb(190, 189, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BEBDB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 74.1% green and 70.6% blue (190, 189, 180).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#BEBDB4 color codes

HEX	`#BEBDB4`
RGB	`rgb(190, 189, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 74.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, -1.27, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 4.84, 105.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.67, 50.638, 50.434)`
Decimal	`12500404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEBDB4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEBDB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEBDB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEBDB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bebdb4; }
.text { color: #bebdb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bebdb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 189 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bebdb4, #babeb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BEBDB4?: #BEBDB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEBDB4?: The RGB value is 190, 189, 180: 190 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEBDB4?: The complementary color is #B4B5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEBDB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.